THE PHIBUN AND NATIONALIST REGIME
THE PHIBUN’S NATIONALIST REGIME The promoters, both civilian and military, had given their political movement a nationalist label, but unanimity among them…
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THE THAILAND IN WORLD WAR II
THE THAILAND IN WORLD WAR II Thailand responded pragmatically to the military and political pressures of World War II. When sporadic fighting broke out…
Read storyTHE OVERVIEW OF THAILAND HISTORY
THE BRIEF HISTORY OF THAILAND Thailand means “land of the free”, and throughout its 800-year history, Thailand can boast the distinction of being the…
Read storyTHE RETURN OF PHIBUN AND THE MILITARY
THE RETURN OF PHIBUN AND THE MILITARY FORCE IN THAILAND As a result of Pridi’s fall from grace and the manner in which…
Read storyTHE EARLY HISTORY IN THAILAND
THE EARLY HISTORY IN THAILAND Over the course of millennia, migrations from southern China peopled Southeast Asia, including the area of contemporary Thailand.…
Read storyTHE COUP D’ETAT IN NOVEMBER 1947
THE COUP D’ETAT IN NOVEMBER 1947 In November 1947, the so-called Coup d’Etat Group, led by two retired generals and backed by Phibun, seized…
Read storyTHE MON AND KHMER
THE MON AND KHMER IN THAILAND The closely related Mon and Khmer peoples entered Southeast Asia along migration routes from southern China in…
Read storyTHE COUP D’ETAT IN NOVEMBER 1951
THE COUP D’ETAT IN NOVEMBER 1951 By 1951 Phibun had begun to share political power with two associates who had participated with him in…
Read storyTHE TAI PEOPLE
THE TAI PEOPLE The forebears of the modern Thai were Tai-speaking people living south of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) on the mountainous plateau…
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THE SARIT AND THANOM Phibun had failed to win the popular support that he had sought, and the effort cost him what remained of…
Read storyTHE SUKHOTHAI PERIOD
THE SUKHOTHAI PERIOD Situated on the banks of the Mae Nam Yom some 375 kilometers north of present-day Bangkok, Sukhothai was the cradle of…
Read storyTHE RETURN OF SARIT
THE RETURN OF SARIT IN THAILAND In October 1958, Sarit, recently returned from the United States where he had undergone extensive medical treatment,…
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